I had a really uncomfortable cervical biopsy today and don't get the results for a week or two. Fun!

Hey! LiveJournal! I continually get irritated that there are no new posts from my friends, but then I remember that I don't post either. So what's up, bitches?

Last week I decided to have a small adventure with my weekend off. I left Manhattan at 9am, got to Philly at 11am, ate brunch with Hannah and Sonia, ran into a dude I knew from GU, went shopping, got a new piercing, and drove home again. The end.

I am happy with my boy, content with New York, uncertain about my future, and angry with my job.

Oh! Hi! I forgot to tell you a story from way back in the day ( Read more... )

Life is so fucking nuts. I have had four positives at work since late January. Only one has so far been linked to care. I had nightmares for about 10 days running about HIV. I decided that the best way to deal with my crazy was to feed it, so I have been reading And the Band Played On about the beginning of the AIDS epidemic in the US. And I' ( Read more... )

I kind of like this one. Three dates in and my heart is a-flutter. He smells nice and has good hair.

An elderly black woman at the hospital opted not to test with me so I asked her age. "I'm 79. Do I look it?" No, I would not have guessed that. "How old are you? You 30?" I'm 27, do I look it? "You got a husband?" No. "You got a boyfriend?" No. "Why not?" Too busy with work. "You a lesbian?" No, but I don't think it would matter if I were ( Read more... )

I'm considering a change in my intended career (though I am tearing up a bit as I type this). Help me brainstorm some options.

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My new job is going to teach me medical Spanish... by fire! I have been going over what little I do know--mostly insults and graphic come-ons--in my head and mixing and matching it with my new phrases.

Me gusta prueba del VIH grande!
Chinga me dura en la departamento de emergencia.

I will share some pictures of New York soon. Promise.